Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-01
DEMOCRACY.
Harmonious Proceedings at
the Meeting Last Night.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The New City COmmittee-Change
in Candidates for Fifth
Ward COuncilmen.

lOrce laSU evening, anu JuuSe AuSlln
court room was densely packed with
as orderly an assemblage as it would
be possible to collect anywhere. Al
7:40 w. r. Burke called the meeting
to order by asking for nominations foi
Chairman. Judge A. j. King and
Mr.. Richard Dunnigan were nomi.
mated, but the latter arose and stated
that, as Judge King was from
his own ward, he would de-
cline in his favor. Capt. Barrett
then moved that Judge King be
elected by reclamation, and this was
instantly done, the whole audience as
sentiDg as ii with one voice.
The Judge said, upon taking the
chair: Gentlemen of the Conven-
tion-It is an old time rule, l believe
that when Il gentleman is nominated
to fill the honorable position you have
just nominated me for, that he should
have something to say. All | have to
say is; it is u great honor to ME to be
elected to preside over such a body oi
men as this Convention is composed
OF. All my life l have worked hard
for the cause of Democracy, ana now
| feel sufficiently rewarded"
The chair then appointed Conrad
Jacoby as secretary.
w. r. Burke moved that com
mittee of three each, one
on Permanent Organization, one on
Credentials, one on Order OF Busi-
ness, and another on Resolutions, be
appointed ny the Chair.
Mr.. A. f. MaSoey moved that the
Secretary read 8 sssinames OF the dele
Mr.. Burkesssaf ssafass rev his motion un-
til the mann , u the delegates should
be called. The names We're called,
and Mr.. Burke renewed his motion,
when Mr.. Robert Dominguez inter
rupted with request that the Secre-
tary recall the roll and have the dele.
gates answer to their names. This
was done, and Mr.. Burke again re-
newed his motion, which the chair
put, and which was carried without
an opposing vote.
A motion that the chair immedi-
ately appoint the committeeman
and order recess Of ten minutes
duration, in which time they should
formulate their reports prevailed. The
following were appointed:
Credentials-Maior w. R. Burke, Nj
Morris and A. +. Mackay.
Permanent Organization T. B.
Brown. II. S. Parcels and A. Osthof.
Resolutions-R. Dunnigan, e. +.
Griffin and +. Blennerhassett.
Order of Business--A. W. Barrett
VIM. Crawford and General John Il.
= Matthews.
NAfter the foregoing appointments
hal been ratified by the convention,
the Committeeman adjourned to sepa-
rate apartments and formed their re-
ports.
At the expiration of ten minutes
Judge King again called the meeting
to order and asked for the reports.
The committee on order of business
handed the following to the Secretary
who read it aloud to The convention:
Fir-t-Report OF Committee on Gre
dentials.
Second-Report OF Committee on
Permanent Organization.
Third-Report of Committee on
Resolutions.
Fourth-Selectio of Chairman OF
the City Central Committee for the
ensuing year.
Fifth-Selectio of three members
for the Board OF Education for the
ensuing year.
Sixth-Report and endorsement OF
candidates for Councilmen of the var
ious warts.
Seyenth-Selection of two members
OF each ward as City Central Com
m tteemen.
WM. CRAWFORD,
A. w. BARRETT,
JNo. r. MATTHEWS,
vi Committee.
Tle report of the Committee on
CREDENTIALS was as follows:
To the Chairman Of tie City Democratic
Contention:
We, your Committee on Credentials,
beg leave to report, endorsing the re-
port of the names of several delegates
az announced by the secretary at the
ope ing OF this convention. We rec
ommed that proxies be allowed to
delegates of the same ward only, and
that the delegates present, from each
ward, cast the votes Of absent dele
gates who have given no proxies.
Respectfully submitted,
w. r. BURKE,
Chairman.
A. f. MACKAY, Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Or
SANITATION reported as follows:
The Committee on organization res
pectfully report that the temporary
officers of this Convention be declared
the permanent officers OF the same.
Tuos. B. BROWN,
A. OsTHoFF,
II. S. PARCELS,
Committee.
The first on the order OF business
was the selection of Chairman for City
Central Committee for ensuing year.
The Chair accordingly called for
nominations, and Refuglo Bllderraln
and r. Dunnigan were proposed: MI
Dunnigan declined in favor OF Mr.. W.
r. Burke. A motion to vote by bal
lot as the roll was called was carried,
as was also a motion by Mr.. Jaco0y,
that the Chair appoint tellers. Inc
Char appointed Mr.. f. Powell ana
f. Blennerhasett.
The result OF the ballot gave MI
Bilderrain fifteen votes and MAJ.
Burke twenty-four, a majority OF nine
votes. A motion was then made that
Mai. Burke be declared UNANIMOUSLY
elected. 1t was carried by loud ana
continuous applause. ,,
The selection of three candidates
for the Board OF Education was next
in order. Mr.. ii. S. Parcels. N. 3;
Embody, DR.. J. S. Crawford, Richard
Dillon and Thos. Kelly, were nomi-
mated. Mr.. Parcels declined the noml,
nation on the ground that he would
he absent in the east for the next six
months. A motion to overrule his
refusal and close the nominations was a.
IL hy Mr. GloWner Mr.. T.. Is.